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Shakespeare - King John - Arthur: O, save me, Hubert, save me! circa 1830
King John - title page - Arthur pleads with Hubert not to kill him. 1862
The Nose Game - Inquisitive Nose B7, Denotes Spirit of Enquiry. 1927
Susi - Penny for the Guy -- getting ready for Bonfire Night. 1950s
Uzbekistan - Samarkand - A leper Date: circa 1910s
HMS Marlborough - Concert Party PerformersTwo members of a Concert Party in mid-performance! HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Happy Families - Master Dough. circa 1940s
Tinker, Tailor playing card - Beggarman, Tired Tim. 20th century
The Big Top Jig-Saw Puzzle, with circus clown and dog. 20th century
An older gentleman professing his love to a young ladyfriendTennis Illustrated - 40- Love. An older gentleman down on his knees, professing his undying love to a young lady companion; she is yet to cast judgement on his proposal. Date: circa 1904
Little dog on a three-dimensional greetings cardLittle dog sitting up and begging on a three-dimensional greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Lady and Begging DogTheres a good dog, beg ! A lady throws tennis balls to her little dog. Date: 1888
Swb Coleridge / Elf / V FairSTEPHEN WILLIAM BUCHANAN COLERIDGE Anti-vivisectionist Date: 1854 - 1936
Sir James Matthew Barrie, caricature in PunchSIR JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE (1860 - 1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist, best known for writing Peter Pan, satirised in Punch Date: 1897
Samuel Horsey - beggar 1803Samuel Horsey, a beggar, requented around Charing Cross, London. Date: 1803
Saint Elisabeth, Princess of Hungary (1207-1231), wife of Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia. She spent vast sums of money improving the conditions of the poor, and died at the age of 24
Lady pleading with gentleman, c. 1800A lady pleading with a gentleman, perhaps asking forgiveness for some misdemeanour or other, c. 1800. Date: C.1800
Tender supplications invoked by young ladies of forty years, Mexico. Date: circa 1900s
Victorian Scrap, performing dog. circa 1880s
Cartoon, The sugar crisis, WW1Cartoon, The sugar crisis. A diabetic man wonders why all the dogs are following him. A comment on a new wartime rule not to give sugar to dogs. Date: 1916
Illustrations of a Sealyham terrier by Cecil AldinIllustrations of a Sealyham terrier called Bunch, by Cecil Aldin. Seen here on his hind legs near the dinner table hoping for titbits (above)
Sealyham terrier sitting up and beggingA Sealyham terrier sitting up and begging -- Slickson the Champion Beggar. Date: 1930
Page design, make it snappy, School SilhouettesPage design, make it snappy, in School Silhouettes, once owned by a female student of Fayetteville High School, New York, USA
Couple and dog in a garden -- the dog is sitting up and begging. Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Begging Priests or Temple DwellersLantern slide of Japan Begging Priests or Temple Dwellers.. Part of Box 157 Japan, Boswell Collection, slide no. 58 Date: circa 1890s
Temperance Tale - The Bottle part 3Coloured lantern slide from a series entitled Bottle. In this slide, the drunken man and his family are begging for money on the streets outside of a liquor shop
Rustic Bunting - nestlings (Emberiza rustica)
Tramp with GramophoneA tramp, begging cap in hand, stands with a gramophone mounted on a tricycle - the wheels have lost their tyres. A lorry stands behind. Date: Date unknown
Silhouette, girl photographing dogSilhouette of a girl photographing her dog with a box camera. Date: (insert)
Advert, Arthur Pelling of Chiswick, photographyAdvertisement and receipt for Arthur Pelling Ltd of Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick, West London, photography supplier and chemist
Pavement artist 1884A pavement artist in 1884 with a small crowd of people gathering, including working class men and women and a barefoot street arab
Pavement artist 1930sA pavement artist kneels by his work, drawn in chalk on the street. The central wording reads, light burdens long borne grow heavy
Jeek the puppy getting into troubleJeek the mongrel puppy getting into trouble at teatime. Date: 1940
Chocolate box design, couple with dogChocolate box design, showing an 18th century scene of a couple in a garden, training a dog to beg. Date: 20th century
Chinese Begging MonkA beggar monk, sitting in the lotus position during meditation, Tientsin, China. Date: 1930s
Polar Bears BeggingTwo polar bears begging on their hind legs at a zoo. Date: early 1930s
China - Chinese Beggar with severe elephantiasis of the foot. Date: circa 1920s
Yichang, China - Chinese BeggarChinese Beggar on the street at Yichang, a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, Peoples Republic of China. Date: 1920
Blind Beggar on a London Street, with a sign explaining his situation around his neck and a small scrawny pet dog at his side
A recuperating wounded WW1 soldier gets his comeuppance - initial delights at the idea of a massage from nurse on the Monday turns into stark realisation tat this might not be quite so pleasurable
Cissie Milford as Skittles - At The Worlds MercyCissie Milford as Skittles " At The Worlds Mercy." Date: circa 1911
Wandering Tibetan Buddhist Holy Man or Mystic. Date: circa 1900s
Irony - fat Londoner begs for money for his starving familyA rather fat Londoner begs for " a copper" for his " starving wife and family at ome" fom a smart gent (Phil May himself - clearly seeing the ludicrous side of the request!)
Witty tramp and disgusted older woman - Phil May CartoonIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a witty (if rather drunk) tramp and disgusted older woman, who refuses to provide charity
Blind Russian Beggar and ragged child Date: 1901
Fes, Morocco - The Moulay Idriss MosqueBeggars at the Offering Wall of the Moulay Idriss Mosque at Fes (Fez), Morocco. Idris I (or Idris ibn Abdullah) was the first ruler and founder of the Idrisid Dynasty, ruling from 788 to 791 AD
STAR, F. C. In the Castellana. 1902. Newspaper" STAR, F.C. In the Castellana. 1902. Newspaper Illustration " Nuevo Mundo"."
Civil law, 14th c. The king trying slander. In her knees, a woman begging for mercy. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial